Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Stéphane Denève conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No.5 – “Egyptian”
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

Star French pianist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet makes a welcome return to the DFP platform as he cruises down the Nile with Saint-Saëns' musical images of an oriental bazaar. Compatriot Stéphane Denève conjures up plenty of magic from the MPO in Dukas' classic retelling of Goethe's famous story while another great literary figure, William Shakespeare, is celebrated in music from one of the great ballet scores of the last century.

Stéphane Denève		Jean-Yves Thibaudet

The same concert is available on Sunday, 31 October 2010 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Stéphane Denève conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No.5 – “Egyptian”
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

Star French pianist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet makes a welcome return to the DFP platform as he cruises down the Nile with Saint-Saëns' musical images of an oriental bazaar. Compatriot Stéphane Denève conjures up plenty of magic from the MPO in Dukas' classic retelling of Goethe's famous story while another great literary figure, William Shakespeare, is celebrated in music from one of the great ballet scores of the last century.

Stéphane Denève		Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels conductor
Tengku Ahmad Irfan piano

MOZART: Piano Concerto No.8
ROSSINI: Overture to Semiramide
CHOPIN: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances

Framed by a piano concerto by a 20-year-old and the final composition of an ailing 68-year-old, the Founding Father of the MPO (66 last week) and Malaysia's latest piano prodigy (aged 12) introduce us to the rarely-heard original version with orchestra of one of Chopin's most dazzling virtuoso piano showpieces, written when the composer was 20, and one of Rossini's most captivating Overtures, written at the ripe old age of 30.

Kees Bakels	Tengku Ahmad Irfan

The same concert is available on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels conductor
Tengku Ahmad Irfan piano

MOZART: Piano Concerto No.8
ROSSINI: Overture to Semiramide
CHOPIN: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances

Framed by a piano concerto by a 20-year-old and the final composition of an ailing 68-year-old, the Founding Father of the MPO (66 last week) and Malaysia's latest piano prodigy (aged 12) introduce us to the rarely-heard original version with orchestra of one of Chopin's most dazzling virtuoso piano showpieces, written when the composer was 20, and one of Rossini's most captivating Overtures, written at the ripe old age of 30.

Kees Bakels	Tengku Ahmad Irfan

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin Field conductor
Hiromi Omura soprano
Marc Hervieux tenor

Love is in the air as we bring two gorgeous voices to the stage of DFP in this glorious celebration of Valentine’s Day. No artform gives a greater insight into love than opera, and today we experience love in all its forms in a magical selection of operatic arias and love duets including Puccini's Madama Butterfly and La Bohème.

Kevin Field	Hiromi Omura	Marc Hervieux

The same concert is available on Sunday, 20 February 2011 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kevin Field conductor
Hiromi Omura soprano
Marc Hervieux tenor

Love is in the air as we bring two gorgeous voices to the stage of DFP in this glorious celebration of Valentine’s Day. No artform gives a greater insight into love than opera, and today we experience love in all its forms in a magical selection of operatic arias and love duets including Puccini's Madama Butterfly and La Bohème.

Kevin Field	Hiromi Omura	Marc Hervieux

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Graf conductor
Joyce Yang piano

RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete ballet music)

Two of the most popular orchestral works of the 20th century are here showcased in performances given by Austrian conductor, Hans Graf, who has been Music Director of the Houston Symphony for the entire 21st century, and star Korean pianist Joyce Yang, possessor of what one critic has described as "a million-volt stage presence".

Hans Graf	Joyce Yang

The same concert is available on Sunday, 24 April 2011 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Graf conductor
Joyce Yang piano

RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete ballet music)

Two of the most popular orchestral works of the 20th century are here showcased in performances given by Austrian conductor, Hans Graf, who has been Music Director of the Houston Symphony for the entire 21st century, and star Korean pianist Joyce Yang, possessor of what one critic has described as "a million-volt stage presence".

Hans Graf	Joyce Yang

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabio Luisi conductor
Lidia Baich violin

R STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.3 – "Eroica"

Russian-born violin phenomenon, Lidia Baich, is undoubtedly one of the up-and-coming heroines of the instrument and promises to dazzle in the ever-popular Bruch Concerto. Directed by an Italian hero of the concert platform, the MPO revisits Beethoven's symphony in praise of heroes; although the hero in question famously earned the composer's approbation before the score went to print.

Fabio Luisi	Lidia Baich

The same concert is available on Sunday, 12 June 2011 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabio Luisi conductor
Lidia Baich violin

R STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.3 – "Eroica"

Russian-born violin phenomenon, Lidia Baich, is undoubtedly one of the up-and-coming heroines of the instrument and promises to dazzle in the ever-popular Bruch Concerto. Directed by an Italian hero of the concert platform, the MPO revisits Beethoven's symphony in praise of heroes; although the hero in question famously earned the composer's approbation before the score went to print.

Fabio Luisi	Lidia Baich

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbański conductor
Johannes Moser cello

LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.6 – "Pathétique"

Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony is often seen as a cry from the heart, its premiere just days before the composer's untimely death adding weight to that view. But, it is also a work full of great joy and spirit. Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbański will reveal its manifest glories as well as those in the charming Little Suite by his compatriot, while the "greatly gifted" German cellist, Johannes Moser, unlocks the mystery of Schumann's enigmatic Concerto for his instrument.

Krzysztof Urbański	Johannes Moser

The same concert is available on Sunday, 26 June 2011 at 3.00pm

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbański conductor
Johannes Moser cello

LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.6 – "Pathétique"

Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony is often seen as a cry from the heart, its premiere just days before the composer's untimely death adding weight to that view. But, it is also a work full of great joy and spirit. Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbański will reveal its manifest glories as well as those in the charming Little Suite by his compatriot, while the "greatly gifted" German cellist, Johannes Moser, unlocks the mystery of Schumann's enigmatic Concerto for his instrument.

Krzysztof Urbański	Johannes Moser